Dec 14, 2023 12:44
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English term

area manager et district manager

English to French Marketing Marketing magasin
Bonjour,

Comment peut-on différencier en français ces deux fonctions ; area manager et district manager. Chef de secteur et Responsable régional ?

Merci!

Discussion

Daryo Dec 17, 2023:
It's not even a question of country ... Every biggish company from the same English-speaking country can have their own idea of what is "an area" and what is a "district" when it comes to the geographical coverage of their activities.

It's not even obvious with one would be bigger - is each "district" (as fas as the specific company is concerned) subdivided into several "areas", or is it the other way round, you can't guess a priori. If no specifics are given, the two terms could also, for all we know, be used without any "hierarchy" between them.

You need to take a close look at the specific company.
Emmanuella Dec 14, 2023:
Merci.
Maïté Mendiondo-George Dec 14, 2023:
area vos propositions me paraissent excellentes

Proposed translations

1 day 20 hrs
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responsable de secteur et responsable de district

Le responsable de secteur est chargé de gérer un secteur ou une zone géographique précise.
Le responsable de district est chargé d'assurer l'accès aux installations et services dans son domaine de compétence.
Le district se distingue de l'aire géographique car il s'agit d'une zone dans laquelle le territoire national est divisé en fonction des besoins de services et d'équipements.
Peer comment(s):

neutral Daryo : small fly in the ointment "le district" has a rather vague meaning in France.
14 hrs
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2 days 57 mins

Directeur régional et directeur départemental

Area and district mean different things to different countries.

My translation is rooted in the French tradition. France is divided into regions, which are to divided into departments.

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Note added at 4 days (2023-12-18 17:59:09 GMT)
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To the attention of Dario:

France is the largest French speaking country.

Peer comment(s):

disagree Daryo : Your variant assumes - with no reason at all to do so - that whichever country this company is in has the same types of administrative subdivisions as France.// I don't do guessing, especially not with CL5./ try: "no answer" can be the best answer?
10 hrs
Professor Dario should present his translation instead of pontificating
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Reference comments

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Reference:

District Manager

Peer comments on this reference comment:

neutral Daryo : Depending on the company being "le Directeur régional" can mean covering anything from few towns to a whole continent.
2 days 11 hrs
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